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'Beautiful soul with such a big, kind heart': Man who died in Auckland flooding named

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Sam Sherwood,
Publish Date
Sun, 29 Jan 2023, 3:40pm

'Beautiful soul with such a big, kind heart': Man who died in Auckland flooding named

Author
Sam Sherwood,
Publish Date
Sun, 29 Jan 2023, 3:40pm

One of four people who died in Auckland鈥檚 devastating flooding on Friday has been named by police.

Daniel Mark Miller, 34, of Wairau Valley was found dead in a culvert on Target Rd on Friday evening.

Police said in a statement that they extend sympathies to his family and friends. His death has been referred to the Coroner.

Miller had earlier filmed himself walking through the floodwater offering assistance to residents.

He is one of the four people who died after raging floodwaters and slips caused by an unprecedented deluge of rain across Auckland - easily the city鈥檚 wettest day on record.听.

Miller posted several live videos on Facebook during the flooding.

In one he can be heard saying 鈥渢his is all bad ... it鈥檚 all bad鈥.

鈥淪omething鈥檚 telling me to go up and check on the people in this house, so I鈥檓 going to.鈥

Miller can then be seen walking through floodwater talking to people outside their property.

In another clip he appears to drop his phone in the water.

One of Miller鈥檚 friends told the听Herald听he was a 鈥渂eautiful soul with such a big, kind heart鈥.

鈥淗e constantly was helping others,鈥 she said.

鈥淗e worked incredibly hard to live a good, honest and meaningful life.鈥

One of the man鈥檚 relatives declined to comment.

On Friday evening about 7.30pm Miller was found dead in a flooded culvert in Wairau Valley.

About 12.30am, Police were called to a flooded car park on Link Drive, also in Wairau Valley, after a report another man was found dead.

Inquiries into the circumstances of both these deaths are ongoing, police said.

A report was received about 10.15pm that a man had been swept away by floodwaters in Onewhero. He remains missing.

About 7.35pm on Friday, Police and other emergency services responded to a call where a landslide had brought down a house on Shore Rd, Remuera.

A person was found dead at the property on Saturday morning.

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